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Don Parrish has been to all 193 UN member countries, seen more than 500 World Heritage Sites, and holds the number one ranking on a database of the world’s most travelled people, having visited 852 of the 874 countries, territories, states, provinces and islands it details.<p>He is, probably, the …

If you’re going to be obvious, do so in the best way possible<p>Boston is a tourist’s dream. It’s old, it’s historic, and it’s unimaginably pretty. As such, it’s <i>loaded</i> with tourist traps. Most of these establishments aren’t worth your hard-earned coin, but some are actually very decent to extremely …

Ischia may be one of Italy’s best-kept secrets (as far as international travelers are concerned), an 18-square mile volcanic island hiding in plain view—yes, that’s the hazy outcropping you see in the distance as you sail to its sparkly neighbor Capri in the Gulf of Naples.<p>But there are many …

Mozzarella for breakfast, sunbathing for lunch.<p>There’s a French-Italian film by Marco Ferreri called <i>La Grand Bouffe</i> about a group of friends that decide to eat themselves to death. While the point of the movie is to satire consumerism, you understand how such a thing is possible after spending a …

Where to find fancy Japanese steaks, loaded okonomiyaki, chewy udon, and fluffy Dojima roll cake in Japan’s second-largest city<p>Japan’s second-largest city has long been nicknamed “the Nation’s Kitchen,” so it’s natural that its biggest draw is the cooking. Food is in Osaka’s blood — “<i>kuidaore</i>,” …

It’s not all about the North End (but okay, sure, there’s a lot of good Italian food in the North End)<p>Boston isn’t short on Italian food — it’s easy to find variations inspired by different regions of the old country, as well as the red sauce variety popularized by so many Italian-American …

Italy’s most popular destinations attract millions of visitors each year for good reason—they are places of almost indescribable beauty or home to epochal art (or both). Everyone wants to visit these charmed locales and in summer, it can seem as if everyone does. So where to go if you want to …

Frankly, the best place to catch the bulk of the 2018 Oscar-nominated films will be in theaters. But if you want to check off a few viewings from your sofa, here's what Netflix has to offer. (Sadly, no, "Get Out" is not available on Netflix.)<p>'Mudbound'<p>Metacritic score: 85<p>Netflix picked up …

David Chang’s newest restaurant makes its Los Angeles debut tonight. Majordomo marks the Momofuku chef’s first official project in the city, and it’s been a long time coming. Chang expanded the New York-based Momofuku empire to Sydney, Australia, Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas before …

The partners of Far Bar converted a convenience store into Little Tokyo’s latest izakaya stop, dubbed <b>Sake Dojo</b>. The new restaurant is below the Hotel Miyako on First Street in the Downtown neighborhood, and should open by mid-February.<p>Sake Dojo is the work of Don Tahara, Mike Gin, and Señor Fish …

Normally I am not given to praying but the occasion demands it. After bowing twice and clapping twice, I make a silent entreaty that my trek will go well. My obeisance is taking place in front of a small wooden building, rather like a summerhouse. It is a shrine in the town of Takijiri-oji, a …